《Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun》歌词

[00:00:00] Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun - Noel Coward and Orchestra

[00:00:04] Written by：Noel Coward

[00:00:08] Colonel montmorency

[00:00:10] Who was in Calcutta in ninety two

[00:00:12] Emerged from his retirement for the war

[00:00:16] He wasn't very pleased

[00:00:17] With all he heard and all

[00:00:18] He saw

[00:00:19] But whatever he felt he tightened his belt

[00:00:22] And organised a corps poor

[00:00:24] Colonel montmorency

[00:00:26] Thought considering all the wars he'd faught

[00:00:28] The home guard was his job to do or die

[00:00:32] But after days and weeks and years bravely

[00:00:35] Drying his many tears

[00:00:36] He wrote the following letter to the minister of supply

[00:00:40] Could you please oblige us with a bren gun

[00:00:44] Or failing that a hand grenade will do

[00:00:48] We've got some ammunition

[00:00:49] In a rather damp condition

[00:00:52] And major huss has a arquebus that was used at

[00:00:54] Waterloo

[00:00:56] With the vicar's stirrup pump

[00:00:57] A pitchfork and a stave

[00:00:59] It's rather hard to guard an aerodrome

[00:01:03] So if you can't oblige us with a bren gun

[00:01:07] The home guard might as well go home

[00:01:11] Could you please oblige us with a bren gun

[00:01:15] We're getting awfully tired of drawing lots

[00:01:19] Today we had a shipment

[00:01:20] Of some curious equipment

[00:01:22] And just for a prank they sent us a tank

[00:01:25] That ties itself in knots

[00:01:27] On sunday's mock invasion

[00:01:28] Captain clark was heard to say

[00:01:30] He hadn't even got a brush and comb

[00:01:34] So if you can't oblige us with a bren gun

[00:01:38] The home guard might as well go home

[00:01:46] Colonel montmorency

[00:01:48] Planned in case the enemy tried to land

[00:01:50] To drive them back with skill

[00:01:52] And armoured force

[00:01:54] He realised his army

[00:01:55] Should be mechanised of course

[00:01:57] But somewhere inside experience cried my kingdom for a horse

[00:02:03] Poor

[00:02:04] Colonel montmorency

[00:02:06] Tried at infinite cost to time and pride

[00:02:09] To tackle his superiors again

[00:02:12] Having just one motorbike

[00:02:14] Fourteen swords and a marlin spike

[00:02:17] He wrote the following letter

[00:02:18] In the following urgent strain

[00:02:20] Could you please oblige us with a bren gun

[00:02:25] We need it very badly I'm afraid

[00:02:28] Our local crossword solver

[00:02:30] Has an excellent revolver

[00:02:32] But during a short attack on a fort the trigger

[00:02:35] Got mislaid

[00:02:36] In course of operations planned for Friday afternoon

[00:02:40] Our orders are to storm the hippodrome

[00:02:44] So if you can't oblige us with a bren gun

[00:02:48] The home guard might as well go home

[00:02:52] Could you please oblige us with a bren gun

[00:02:56] The lack of one is wounding to our pride

[00:03:00] Last night we found the cutest little german parachutist

[00:03:04] He looked at our kit and giggled a bit

[00:03:06] And laughed until he cried

[00:03:07] We'll have to hide that armoured car when marching through

[00:03:10] Berlin

[00:03:12] We'd almost be ashamed of it in rome

[00:03:15] So if you can't oblige us with a bren gun

[00:03:19] The home guard might as well go home